Tough topic... tough crowd.

Well, hi there!

You might be either be here because I told you to read it, you are bored and have nothing else to do, or you might feel sorry for me and are reading this out of sympathy :P

Joking. But whoever you are, I feel obliged to elaborate about the following:

Why I have never, and never will drink.

"WOAH!" You scream, "IS HE BEING SERIOUS?"

Yes, I am.

I will provide you 3 reasons for why this choice has come to be.

First off,

Drinking is not a sin, nowhere in the Bible does it claim drinking of alcohol is a sin.
For those who say, "Jesus didn't turn water into wine! He turned it into grape juice."
Go sit in the corner and think about that.
What the Bible ACTUALLY says about the consuming of alcohol is,
Ephesians 5:17 "Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit."
The Bible certainly does not oppose drinking, as some uninformed Christians say.

Reason 1:
My family.
I have a grandparent who is well known in the family for getting drunk, even on family get-togethers.
This has caused many dramas and conflict between their children, one child being my parent.
Because of my grandparent's addiction, they are frowned upon in the family.
Because of this addiction it has lead to Parkinsons disease and my grandparent shakes like a leaf.
It hurts to see such family conflict literally every time my parent and grandparent see each other.
This is one reason why I don't drink alcohol.

You may be asking yourself, "Why be so against it, even having not one drink on a rare occasion?
Well, hopefully I can clarify that.

Reason 2:
Addiction.
I have seen way too many people leave the church and leave Christ all together because of alcohol.
It cuts me deeply to see my old best friends from my youth group partying and getting drunk on a Friday night, remembering that they used to be so committed to Christ.
I have heard too many stories that addiction comes from the first drink, even though they might not want it to. They can't help it.
These days, turning 18 means two things, getting your P's, and going out to pubs and bars.
Too many people have I seen get distracted from Jesus. All from that one drink.

Are you skeptical of my reasoning? Please do be.
Think for yourself. Don't you dare give in to peer pressuring. (contradictory statement?)
Think of the consequences of everything you do.
Main word for this post is think.

Reason 3:
Pre-suppositions.

pre·sup·pose [pree-suh-pohz] verb (used with object), -posed, -pos·ing.

1.  to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance.

If you saw a man walking down the street with a long black trenchcoat, emo fringe, 30 facial piercings, skinny frame, pale skin, tons of chains, and all black clothing, what would your instant judgement about that man be?
Emo?
As much as I disagree with pre-suppositions, it's a hard thing to avoid.
So imagine if you saw somebody's picture on Facebook with that person holding a beer bottle in their hand, what would you think?

"Oh wow, looks like that person had a 'good night' last night."

No.

"Oh wow, I wouldn't expect them to get drunk."

That might not be the first thing you think, but it would come to mind.

If I'm going to be working for Christ's Kingdom and for His church, I can't let these pre-suppositions occur.
I hate 'cred'. It ruins everything, as soon as you hear about somebody you wouldn't expect to get drunk do so. It's a hard thing for their status not to be lowered. In your mind anyway.
So if I'm at a party, I make sure no one will attempt to take a photo of me.
People are very pre-suppositional.
Even me. I'm not perfect.

I hope what I've said can help you understand.

Cheers for reading.

Blessings-a-many.